Ron Wyden

Addressing climate change in my view has got to happen on at least 3 tracks.

Second, steps need to be taken, and bold steps, with technologies like energy storage.

Nobody's done more to make that possible than my friend Senator Murkowski.

First, more needs to be done to deploy clean energy technologies that the country already knows about--wind and solar and hydro, geothermal.

Now, that is a pretty troubling statement, because taxpayers have spent billions of dollars to make this work.

What we want to be able to say to providers all over the country is--and there is great bipartisan interest in this--that when you do well, when you are able to give good-quality care at more affordable prices, you will in fact get to…

I want to thank Senator Grassley for the chance to work with him on that important bill.

As of today, this committee has reported 50 pieces of legislation, half of the total number of bills that have been sent to the floor of the Senate.

Gasoline prices for consumers are reflecting the highest percentage of their budget that they have all the way back to the 1980s.

Senator Grassley and I have introduced... legislation to open up the Medicare database.

Because they have to have it for shared savings.

If we do not open up the Medicare database right now, it is going to be hard to empower consumers.

If we are going to make an integral part of the Affordable Care Act--something I support, I know you support--work.

We want to find every opportunity to reduce the costs of care while improving the quality of care.

In order to tap the full potential for the concept of shared savings, providers have to know how they are doing.

Thank you for your leadership in this.

When people have these debates, we ought to not just consider the quality issue an after-thought.

A big group of Senators, Democrats and Republicans, are very interested in this issue.

We need to ensure that patients' wishes are respected.

This is not about rationing. This is about expanding options and honoring people's choices.

This is about making sure that our people have all the choices they want, that they can get the services they need when they need them.

Simply put, NEPA requires federal decision-making to be rational, informed, participatory, and accountable.

Clarity in direction--and bold experimentation, including designation of State forests--is needed.

I would agree with your opening statement and endorse the concept of providing stronger support and protection or limits to litigation for projects derived from a collaborative process.

People come and say, well, Ron, all the harvest is going to be outside the small rural areas and they're still going to get flattened.